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Graduation Rates Rise, for Some
Education Trust study finds as institutions' completion rates rise generally, minority students sometimes fall farther behind.
Measuring Competency
Southern New Hampshire U's College for America releases a promising early snapshot of the general-education learning and skills of students who are enrolled in a new form of competency-based education.
Opinion
Boosting Nontraditional Learners
To help those students obtain a degree or credential, colleges should consider accepting alternative-credit courses like those evaluated and approved by the American Council on Education, says Deborah Seymour.
Cal State Student Killed in Paris Attacks
Long Beach senior is among victims, as is a doctoral student from Italy.
New Guide to Remediation
National organizations and states partner to develop a set of principles to guide reform efforts on remedial education.
Opinion
Solving Yesterday's Problems Constrains Tomorrow's Solutions
The onus is on policy makers to create new regulatory frameworks to support needed innovation in areas like competency-based education, writes Paul LeBlanc.
New Lender for a New Market
Skills Fund wants to be both a private lender and new form of accreditor for the rapidly expanding boot camp sector, with a heavy focus on students' return on investment.
'Higher Education and Employability'
A new book argues that colleges of all kinds need to help their students better prepare for the world of work. A Q&A with the book's author, Peter Stokes.